Ethics and Human Subject Research
Dan Markingson was forced to get enrolled into a drug study despite his incapacity to make decisions concerning his treatment. His mother who kept on observing him, noticed how his mental condition went on deteriorating, requested that he may be removed from the trial but the drug investigators did not take a proper trial, thus, a failure by the clinical investigator. Therefore, in this case, it would be good for the investigator to observe clinical trials ethical conduct. This ensures that the right standard for clinical trials is met and it is able to provide credible and accurate data. It was ethical for the investigator to supervise the clinical study frequently (Stone, 2010). It is ethical not to involve people without adequate medical knowledge and training in making assessments of the study, for instance, in this case Dr. Olson delegated duties to an unqualified medical worker. It was then necessary for him to supervise the investigation.
Therefore, the possible solution to avoid such messes from occurring is through following Fisher’s Model. Physicians should always sustain a professional commitment to do what is right (Fisher, 2012). For instance in this case, a social worker who took charge in assessing Markingson’s clinical trials noted everything wrongly, meaning, she did not do the right thing for this case. Also, Dr. Olson did not execute his duties rightly. The second model suggests that it is important to acquire APA ethical standards in order to foresee any situation that may need planning and also to be able to identify unanticipated situations so as to make ethical decisions about such unanticipations (Fisher, 2012). This was also a failure because the one in charge was not adequately trained and so, she could not anticipate situations.
References
Stone, J. (2010). Conducting clinical research: A practical guide for physicians, nurses, study co-ordinators & investigators. Cumberland, Md: Mountainside MD Press.
Fisher, C. B. (2012). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage.
